Art Nouveau Plaque
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureItalian?
Dateca. 1900
MediumConcrete and mosaic
Dimensions19 1/2 × 19 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (49.5 × 49.5 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3532A
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one of a set of four painted concrete plaques; each is decorated with an idealized head of a woman with flowers and long hair in relief and painting in colors. Gold mosaic pieces form the background for each head. Each is framed in a simple oak frame. Plaque A depicts a woman facing forward with eyes partially closed looking to proper right.
early 20th century
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